1533.84
Rules for establishing standards for shooting ranges.

The chief of the division of wildlife, in accordance with
section 1531.10 of the Revised Code, shall
adopt rules establishing generally accepted standards for shooting ranges.
These rules shall be no more stringent than national rifle association
standards, and include standards for the limitation and suppression of noise,
standards for the hours of operation of shooting ranges of the various types
and at the various locations of ranges, and standards for public safety. The
rules may include standards for the reconstruction, enlargement, remodeling, or
repair of any structure or facility that is part of a shooting range provided
that any local laws creating standards for the reconstruction, enlargement,
remodeling, or repair of structures or facilities that apply generally to all
structures or facilities and not exclusively or primarily to shooting ranges
also shall apply to shooting ranges. Nothing in this section limits the
authority of a county or township board of zoning appeals to issue or deny
conditional zoning certificates for the reconstruction, enlargement,
remodeling, or repair of an existing shooting range pursuant to division (C) of
section 303.14 or division (C) of section
519.14 of the Revised Code or the
authority of a board of county commissioners or board of township trustees
relating to the completion, restoration, reconstruction, extension, or
substitution of nonconforming uses pursuant to section
303.19 or
519.19 of the Revised Code. At the
time of its establishment, a shooting range shall comply with all existing
local ordinances, regulations, or laws.

The chief of the division of wildlife shall consult with a
representative sample of persons and organizations that own, operate, or use
shooting ranges and persons and organizations that represent counties,
townships, municipal corporations, and holders of real property adjoining
shooting ranges prior to filing or amending the rules required or authorized
under this section in accordance with section
1531.10 of the Revised Code. A
draft copy of the chief's proposed rules or any subsequent amendments to the
rules shall be submitted to representatives of the above-listed organizations,
who shall be given thirty days to review and submit written comments on the
draft rules to the chief. The chief shall consider but not be bound by the
written comments and, after giving due regard to the public interests, shall
file the initial rules in accordance with section
1531.10 of the Revised Code within
one hundred eighty days after the effective date of this section.